Art & Cultural Events List

Artisan’s Asylum Speaker Series Presents Make and Take: The Challenge of 3D Printing 2,017 Roosters in a Yearlong Installation on the Rose Kennedy Greenway  
 

Thursday January 12th, 2017 7:30 - 8:30 PM

Artisan’s Asylum, 10 Tyler Street, Somerville, MA 02143     ​This is a public event (Suggested donation of $10 to support Artisan’s Asylum, a non-profit community workshop) 

Chris Templeman, a long time member of Artisan's Asylum, will provide a behind-the-scenes look at his public art project “Make and Take”.  This piece, to be installed in Chinatown Plaza on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, will celebrate the upcoming Year of the Rooster by 3D printing and giving away 2,017 rooster figurines over the course of the year.  He will discuss the challenges of actualizing this public 3D printer, including: automation techniques, 3D printing in the harsh New England climate, and 3D scanning an artifact from the Museum of Fine Arts.  He will also discuss collaborating with fellow Artisan’s Asylum members “New American Public Art”, and of the democratization of 3D printing which has motivated this entire project.

About Chris Templeman (​Instagram: @christempleman) Chris is owner of Templeman Automation, an engineering firm specializing in harsh environment sensing and mechanical design.  He is also owner of Happy Workhorse, a 3D printing and design service bureau.